For me, the point of the lists is to get all that stuff *out* of your brain, so that you can focus on the important things - otherwise, you just keep mentally context-switching and get nothing done. Whether you do all everything on the lists is another decision.

What do you need to do today? Other than read this blog entry, I mean. Have you ever noticed that a huge percentage of Lifehacker-like productivity porn site content is a breathless description of the details of Yet Another To-Do Application? There are dozens upon dozens of the things to choo...